#1: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:42 pm ---- Hi all i have got 206 1.6 8v xs and its got a leath stitch 206 steering wheel off a gti i think. But im just wondering my car does not have a airbag light come up on check when putting on the ignition so my concern is did the car come with one when new or has some privous owner put this on to look good ?
#2: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:45 pm ----
twitch169 wrote:
Hi all i have got 206 1.6 8v xs and its got a leath stitch 206 steering wheel off a gti i think. But im just wondering my car does not have a airbag light come up on check when putting on the ignition so my concern is did the car come with one when new or has some privous owner put this on to look good ?
ALL UK spec 206's came with at least a drivers airbag & seatbelt pretensioners.
Check the bulb in the instrument panel hasnt blown or been removed
You need to fix it ASAP as the mot test will fail it from 2012 if the airbag light is missing / on all the time / doesnt go through correct check sequence.
#3: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:45 pm ---- Bulb has been took out or blown
#5: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:54 pm ---- The non plexed 206 airbag system is pretty basic.
Only faults you hear of are dodgy electrical connections & rarely when the rotary switch fails the drivers airbag can be fired when the horn push is operated, i've heard of 2 doing this so far over the years
#6: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:57 pm ---- O well got a momo steering wheel and boss to fit anyway would that bein on fail a mot
#7: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:01 pm ----
twitch169 wrote:
O well got a momo steering wheel and boss to fit anyway would that bein on fail a mot
Yes, as the airbag wont be fitted so it will be an automatic mot fail.
Most people on here would rather have the working airbag system as it does a good job
Pop the instrument cluster out & check / replace the bulb for the airbag warning light & see if the system is working correctly.
#8: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:17 pm ---- Well i just checked mot testing and they dont check the airbag system and u can have a steerin wheel without a airbag they just check it secure and wont hurt the drivers hands when in use
#9: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: gazza82, Location: South BucksPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:07 pm ---- They will from next April .... all warning lights will mean a fail. No cat, fail.
#10: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:12 pm ---- Depends where you have it mot'd.....
#11: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:21 am ---- No airbag light on dash tho so cart fail it because it not on
#12: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:43 am ---- i would say the bulb has been taken out because it kept flashing at the previous driver!
#13: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:02 am ----
twitch169 wrote:
No airbag light on dash tho so cart fail it because it not on
Yeah but it should come on for the systems check
#14: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: gazza82, Location: South BucksPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:34 am ---- And if it doesn't comeon during the test check ... MOT fail from next April as well ...
And OK Lee, depends who does it, but then I tend to get mine done by a legit and honest tester! And if you get it down BEFORE April, it will pass and you have another year to worry about it!
#15: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: paul_c, Location: UKPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:40 am ---- You might not have a year to worry about it if you crash.
#16: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:46 am ----
gazza82 wrote:
And if it doesn't comeon during the test check ... MOT fail from next April as well ...
And OK Lee, depends who does it, but then I tend to get mine done by a legit and honest tester! And if you get it down BEFORE April, it will pass and you have another year to worry about it!
End of the day a MOT is pointless anyway, as soon as you drive out of the garage it is not relevant, you could get stopped by VOSA on the way home, fail and have your car impounded. So waste of £40 anyway.
#17: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:29 am ----
twitch169 wrote:
Well i just checked mot testing and they dont check the airbag system and u can have a steerin wheel without a airbag they just check it secure and wont hurt the drivers hands when in use
Do what you like, you have been warned, end of the day it wont be my face smashing in to the steering wheel due to a lack of airbag in the event of an accident.
#18: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:21 am ---- if its not there they cart test it simple
#19: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:30 am ----
twitch169 wrote:
if its not there they cart test it simple
They can.
You really need to do your research.
#20: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:32 am ----
twitch169 wrote:
if its not there they cart test it simple
If its not there then they will fail it straight away, simple
If its not there then they will fail it straight away, simple
so everyone with after market steering wheels that have no air bag will fail?
the law should be if its there it has to work and if not fitted with one then no need to test
its the same with roll cages tho that have no seat belts fitted in the back when they are ment to be there
You could always write to your MEP, if you don't agree with the law.
Maybe not for much longer
#25: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:49 pm ----
HDI90 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
twitch169 wrote:
if its not there they cart test it simple
If its not there then they will fail it straight away, simple
so everyone with after market steering wheels that have no air bag will fail?
the law should be if its there it has to work and if not fitted with one then no need to test
It was there when it left the fsctory then it should be then when its tested under the new mot system else FAIL
#26: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:56 am ---- It also depends what mot station you go to
#27: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: gixxerkev, Location: wiltshirePosted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:45 am ---- I think its pretty simple guys, from April 2012 whatever the car left the factory with it has to have it at the next MOT regardless as to whether the car has been modded or not, SIMPLES as those pesky meerkats say!!
I have to fit the standard exhaust can and number plate back onto my GSX-R750 for it to pass the MOT so why do petrol heads think they should be any different?
The law is the law so abide by it or face an MOT fail !!!!!
Rant over.
#28: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:50 am ----
gixxerkev wrote:
The law is the law so abide by it or face an MOT fail !!!!!
Rant over.
finally someone say this out
#29: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:31 am ---- i have done my research they do not test the airbags look it up they check steering wheel for secureness and ya steering rack for problems
#30: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: twitch169, Location: lincolnPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:33 am ---- I have a 2002 clio expression 1.2, 16v. The passengers side airbag in the seat was triggered before I bought the car. I have to MOT the car in January and want to know what the regulations are for airbags which have been set off. The airbag light on the dash is on permanently as a result although the other 3 airbags were not triggered. Will this cause a fail on the MOT test? Hi there. When I turn the ignition on my airbag light comes on but also stays on until I turn the engine off. The airbag light staying on, is this an M.O.T. failure? Thanks Neil
There are no checks at all on airbags as part of the MOT Test. MOTT.
from an mot site
#31: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:17 am ---- Check the new regs not the current ones
#32: Re: Steering wheel airbag ? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:38 am ----
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